Ghetto Film School Launches Melissa Rucker Fellows Fund for Young Filmmakers (EXCLUSIVE)

The first “Wonder Woman” is a film that snuck up on many people in 2017, restoring excitement in DC films for many after the disappointment of “Batman V Superman” and “Suicide Squad.” Now, after many delays and three years’ waiting, Patty Jenkins returns with “Wonder Woman 1984,” and according to early reactions, the film delivers.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In deals forged during Ventana Sur, Chile’s Naira Films has secured the backing of Italy’s Keep Digging Prod. and Chile’s “Perro Bomba” producer Infractor Films to complete the financing of their Chilean independence war film “The Wealth of the World” (“La Riqueza del mundo”).

Meagan Good and Tamara Bass would team up to make their feature directorial debut,, a drama about the power of sisterhood. And ET can exclusively debut the trailer for their movie.The film is about four childhood friends — played by Bass, Good, Mekia Cox and Meagan Holder — who are forced back together when one of them suffers a crisis.

Dave McNary Film ReporterContent Partners LLC has acquired the FilmDistrict​ library, including “Olympus Has Fallen,” “Looper” and the first two “Insidious” movies.“We’re thrilled to bring these popular titles from FilmDistrict to new platforms while building our library and continuing to be leading owners of intellectual property in the entertainment industry,” said John Mass, executive vice president of Content Partners.

Kate Aurthur editor“Happiest Season,” from Sony’s Tri-Star Pictures, was always poised to make history, as the first holiday romantic comedy about a same-sex couple from a major Hollywood studio. Then the pandemic hit, leaving Sony with little choice other than to sell “Happiest Season” to Hulu. That seems to have turned out wonderfully: Variety has learned exclusively from Hulu that “Happiest Season” broke premiere records for the streamer.

Christopher Vourlias From its 2018 launch in Johannesburg as an industry event rooted in the local community, the Africa Rising Intl.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSundance Institute has partnered with Starlight Media, the financier behind movies like “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” to launch a new grant program benefitting filmmakers from historically marginalized communities.Starlight is providing an initial fund of $200,000.

Melbourne-based Jewish school Leibler Yavneh College has launched a well-being policy for its LGBTQI students. The policy, the school explained, will ensure a safe and inclusive community for all students, staff members and the community.Founded in 1961, the school located in the Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick, has over 700 students enrolled in its primary and secondary sections.“Caring for the wellbeing of LGBTQI students does not negate nor detract from our commitment to the Torah and Torah

Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson has officially made it into the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!The wrestler and actor took to social media on Thursday, after an ad for his upcoming NBC biopic series,, aired during the annual parade, depicting his infamous fanny pack throwback pic as one of the parade's larger-than-life balloons. «Never in my wildest dreams...» Johnson captioned the clip.

Natalie Oganesyan editorThe Transgender Film Center, a new nonprofit organization established to support transgender filmmakers with resources and opportunities for their projects, announced its first initiative, the Transgender Film Center’s Trailblazer Grant.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In a nod to the exponentially growing interest in premium TV content and the swelling number of content-ravenous platforms, the Guadalajara Film Festival (FICG)’s industry section has launched a competitive television section dubbed Episode 0: Series in Development.Its participants will be given the opportunity to network and vie for prizes that consist of post-production services worth a combined total of some $35,000 (700,000 pesos) from Cinecolor Mexico and Shalala

Anna Marie de la Fuente Like many of its counterparts worldwide, the Guadalajara Int’l Film Festival (FICG), Mexico’s largest film festival, faced the quandary of whether to go online, reschedule or cancel altogether because of the pandemic.It opted for a rescheduled hybrid 35th edition which would serve those either unable or afraid to travel and those without an internet connection in Mexico.“We struck a deal with Canal 44 to have them air some of our films,” said festival director Estrella

ectopic pregnancy has issued a plea to other mum’s not to ignore warning signs. Jade Dalrymple was shocked to discover she was pregnant in September after going on the contraceptive pill just the month before.

Hilary Duff caves in to an autograph seeker while en route to the set of Younger in New York City on Wednesday afternoon (November 11).

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Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent‘Normal People’ star Paul Mescal will play the male lead in Benjamin Millepied’s film “Carmen,” a modern-day reimagining of one of the world’s most celebrated operas.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerTobias Truvillion (Hitch), Taryn Manning (Orange is the new Black), Zach McGowan (Shameless), Chris Tardio (Younger), and Tasha Lawrence (The Looming Tower) have been tapped to star in Sanctioning Evil, an indie action-thriller from JARS Media Group and Novakovic Brothers Films.Directed by Ante Novakovic, the story centers on Staff Sgt.

Manori Ravindran International EditorProduction has wrapped on Eva Husson’s star-studded “Mothering Sunday,” which was among the first crop of major features to start rolling cameras amid the coronavirus pandemic.The film has now completed principal photography in the U.K., producers Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley of Number 9 Films confirmed to Variety.